CHUCKTOWN TAKEDOWN

Background A few weeks back, I flew from Charleston to Cleveland for an event-filled weekend with family. Anna and Chris were hosting...

“Want to do pizza and beers?” – I received this text from Anna while driving from the Akron airport on my 24-hour Cleveland trip. I’m...

Does the picture say enough? Do I even need to write words? Probably not. I think you get the point, Mack loves tacos. But what if, one...

Lynchie (Kristyn) is moving to Colorado Springs. But, before her cross-country trek planned for the next day, she needed to claim her...

Jamie and I arrived in Bigfork, Montana for Ann Marie and Jakes's wedding, with three hours to kill before our motel check-in. So, we...

Hyde: Metro Diner is chain; you don’t blog about chains. Jekyll: Technically yes, but there only two in the whole state of SC. And what...

Xia Bao is an Asian-fusion restaurant downtown that is located in a converted gas station, not to be confused with Fuel, which is an...

“On the Sunday morning sidewalk wishing, Lord, that I was stoned 'cause there's something in a Sunday makes a body feel alone” – Kris...

Anna is in love and it’s not with her husband. The maternal feelings have taken control and I don’t see them letting up in her lifetime....

There’s an old saying in Tennesee, I know it's in Texas... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ6N-sb7SVQ No, the other one, “Everything is...

Rebel Taqueria was up until recently a very popular food truck in the Charleston area, they have since ventured into a brick-and-mortar...

This place reminds me...Hawaiian shirts are underrated and under worn. They are lightweight, comfortable, and have the stylish...

Just three days after tying the knot and heading back home to Charleston from Greenville, Jamie had an epiphany. It was at that time she...

Jamie: Someone else should be writing this blog post. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who would give this place a thumbs up...

– Jamie Connolly 2020 Valentines Day 7:04pm I thought deep fried cod and $1 jello shots was the quickest way to a woman’s heart.  I was...

Lets set the scene, it’s a beautiful sunny fall Sunday in Charleston, fighting the Sunday scarries,  Brian had his Buddy Don visiting...

Cleveland is ethnic and heavy on Italian in certain areas (little Italy). Peppers is outside that area but fit exactly what we were...

I cannot tell you how many people have said to Brian and I "You’re doing a blog? You should check out the Codfather”  And they’re right....

Jamie and I were heading on a road trip to Gatlinburg, TN early the next morning but we still wanted to go out for dinner somewhere...

The off the beaten path location, nestled in a parking lot behind an Earth Far and away from major traffic, makes this tiny breakfast...